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Now for something completely different— RootsTech Connect 2021
RootsTech Connect 2021 came to be whenCOVID-19 threw a big ole lemon at the RootsTech planners. They turned around and built the biggest lemonade stand ever. And it's virtual so all of us can visit it in our bunny slippers. Let’s back up a tad. RootsTech is the...
Tell More Family Stories: Intentions versus Resolutions
What’s the difference between intentions versus resolutions when it comes to your goal to tell more family stories in 2021. I’m usually all rah rah about the starting the new year out right with a small, doable list of resolutions. But 2020 has been a long, hard year....
The Gift of Family History
It seems counterintuitive that you can give someone something they already possess—the gift of family history. Our genealogy is already in us, in our DNA, our ethnicity, and our family traditions. But for many people, the details of that genealogy are yet unknown....
12 Ways to Share Family Holiday Traditions
With a plethora of Jewish, Islamic, Christian and Christian Orthodox celebrations happening this time a year, it’s a great time to share family holiday traditions. Sharing Food Traditions Last week, GenFriends’ YouTube show featured holiday food...
7 Ways to Honor Veterans without Leaving Home
We think of our loved ones who have served in the military on the 11th of November, but you can Honor Veterans without leaving home any day of the year. Since we’re all trying to stay safe from COVID-19, I’m listing those things that can be done without leaving your...
31 Fall Story Prompts
In honor of the 31 days of October (not Baskin Robbins), I present you with 31 fall story prompts for your own and family stories. Here in Michigan, the fall colors are peaking. This year is spectacularly vibrant. While taking photos, trying to memorialize the beauty,...
Why do Families Tell Stories?
Why do families tell stories? What drives so many of us to engage in the storytelling side of family history? The answer is a combination of neuroscience and common sense. Telling Stories is in our Nature As Robert A. Burton argues in Our Brains Tell...
3 Great Virtual Family History Education Opportunities—Affordable or Free
As the uncertainty over Covid-19 continues, a lot of us continue to look for virtual family history education options. Often, however, the good opportunities don’t come cheap. Here’s three that I think are great. One’s affordable and two are free. You can attend all...
12 August Writing Prompts for Adults & Kids
Why August writing prompts? August is a great time to free-write. It’s a time of year that beckons to our emotional undersides. There’s a bitter sweetness to August here in the northern hemisphere. It’s still summer—flowers blooming, birds chirping, lightning bugs...
4 Reasons to Write about your Travel Memories
Your travel memories can contain your witness to history, your family’s dynamics, and social context of the places you visit. The mementos you collect as you travel will mean so much more if there are stories to go along with them. Even beautiful postcards, unless...
11 Easy DIY Memory Crafts
DIY memory crafts make a great way to convert family memorabilia into art or practical objects. It's a great way to get heirlooms out of boxes and into our living spaces, where they can serve as conversation starters. They also make meaningful gifts for loved ones....
How to Publish your Memories and Stories
After the hard work of writing, how do you publish your memories and stories? There are lots of options. Here’s a quick run-down on some of the most popular ones. Simply Print and Share Word and other editing software are basically desktop publishing systems. Once...
Creating a Witness to History: How One Photographer Made a Heirloom Shot
Photographer Heather Kazmierczak composed a photographic portrait that would serve as her family’s witness to history: the COVID-19 pandemic. Though not all of us have the skills to mimic her methodology, her creative process can help us think of ways we can...
Tips for Scrapbooking your Pandemic Experience
If you’re not a writer, you might prefer to document recent events by scrapbooking about your pandemic experience. Last month we looked at Why You Should Start a COVID-19 Journal and What to Include. This month we’ll look at how you can accomplish this through...
Vivid-Pix RESTORE Software Product Review
What's all the buzz about Vivid-Pix Restore? Watching the steady stream of traffic lined up at Vivid-Pix’s RootsTech 2020 booth and hearing the endorsements of genealogists I respect, I decided to explore their restoration software for myself. Full disclosure,...
Why You Should Start a Covid-19 Journal and What to Include
Have you started a Covid-19 journal or accumulating your quarantine memories? Here are some reasons you should as well as what you might include. Historians Will Look Back at this Pandemic Have you noticed how many times the word “unprecedented” has been used in the...
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We all have stories to share with our children and grandchildren. Whether it’s a proud moment, memories of grandparents, or a lesson you’ve learned, Memories of Me: A Complete Guide to Telling and Sharing the Stories of Your Life helps you put the episodes of your past onto paper and share them with loved ones.
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